Question:
Can I replace sugar with Nutra sweet?

I know sugar is very irratating after surgery and I wanted to know if a sugar substitute would be allowed. Any info. would be great.    — Melissa S. (posted on June 20, 2002)

June 20, 2002
Sugar substitutes are OK although some people get headaches from nutrasweet. My favorite is Splenda (sucralose... made from sugar but without the carbs/calories). It comes in the little packets, and also in a form that measures the same as sugar so you can bake w/ it.
   — mom2jtx3

June 20, 2002
Sure you can! I replaced mine with Splenda. I was going through around 3 big boxes a month. Then I was finding I could tolerate more and more REAL SUGAR. And it was also getting so I wanted to eat and eat and eat.... when I was'nt even hungry. My pouch would hurt and I still wanted to shove food in. I know carbohydrates do this to me, but I had no idea sugar subs can too. I found it out at http://www.carbohydrateaddicts.com/ Anyway now that I cut way down on Splenda, I can't tolerate sugar very well again (YES!!!) and gone are the "eat till you puke" thing I was going through. So becareful with any sugar sub. I still cook with Splenda, however I've now gone back to real sugar in my coffee. Seems the sugar subs just set me off on eating binges.
   — Danmark

June 20, 2002
It isn't so much that sugar makes you feel miserable, it can completely reverse your surgery, as in total regain! Sugar subs are very helpful in staying away from sugar permanently. Sweet 'n Low, Equal, Splenda (sucralose), SugarLike, NatraTaste, Sugar Twin, stevia (& a dozen more!) can all be helpful in keeping you safe from the effects of syugar, both dumping and regain.
   — vitalady

June 20, 2002
I've heard that the sugar substitutes - Nutrasweet, Sweet 'N Low, etc. actually contribute to overeating. I use only Splenda now and it works fine for me.
   — ZaZa F.